zydeco

/zidiko/

  • noun a kind of black American dance music originally from southern Louisiana, typically featuring accordion and guitar.

  — ORIGIN Louisiana Creole, possibly from a pronunciation of French les haricots (‘the beans’) in a dance-tune title.

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